Disclaimer: I live a sad life; I don't own the Harry Potter series. I know, tragic, right?

A/N: Sorry for not updating last week, but I've had SO much homework. I'm also sorry to say that I probably won't update again next week either. Sorry. But, on other bad news, it's been impossible to type, because, first, I got a really deep paper cut on my finger, AND, I think I sprained two of my fingers.

Brighter news: I'm pumped for the Hunger Games. I just saw the commercial on TV for the first time. Josh Hutcherson is so hot! R & R!

Chapter 10: No Show

Tuesday April 6th 2021

Finally! Solitude! It's not that I don't love my brother, but he really gets on my nerves! He was so annoying, that Fred was actually on my side at the end of the week, when I said that it was unfair that I couldn't have a boyfriend, when he had been hopping from girl to girl when he was my age.

But, now that I was here, I was going to enjoy my time alone. Looking through the boxes, I found the last one from Lily's First Year, titled "Lily Evans' First Year (June)".

"Okey dokey, then," I said as I poured the memories into the Pensieve.

Sunday June 17th 1972

"Happy Birthday, Lily!" That was the first thing I heard as the memories stopped swirling. It's my birthday? I asked myself. Oh, right, the other Lily…

They were in the girls' dormitory, and the three friends had kindly awoken Lily from her deep-sleep. What's more is that it looked like she was having a good dream.

"What are you guys talking about?" Lily asked. "My birthday was yesterday, remember?" The others looked at each other and all gave Lily a questioning look. Oh my Merlin, Grandmum was bonkers! I thought to myself. The "birthday girl" sighed and said "Mary, you gave me the lovely pair of earrings with the flowers and butterflies. Marls, you gave me a super beautiful necklace that matched the earrings. And Dork, you gave me a hair elastics and head band that matched both of the other presents."

"Lily, have you been snooping again?" Mary asked, fiddling with her dirty blonde hair.

"What? No! I even know what Sev got me, a huge pack of Sugar Quills. Slughorn got me a bookmark with an engraving that read 'Happy Birthday, Lovely Lily'." She exclaimed.

"Okay, Lils, whatever you say…" Marlene said, putting some eye shadow that complemented her deep blue eyes.

"Stop making me sound like a crazy person! Even my parents sent me a gift, the new book in my favourite series. The only person that didn't give me a present was…" Lily's shoulders drooped forward and her hair fell in her face as she realised who hadn't sent her a gift. "Was Tuney."

Mary, Dorcas and Marlene looked at each other guiltily.

"We just wanted you to forget that your sister didn't even send you a card." Dorcas sympathised. Oh, good, she's not bonkers!

"Well, guys," Lily said as she finally got out of bed. "From now on, if you want me to forget something, don't make me feel like a crazy person, just pretend like it never happened, okay?" The others nodded their heads. "Crap, we're gonna be late for McGonagall!" Lily exclaimed suddenly after looking at her watch. From the stories Mum and Dad told us, I can only imagine how awful being late for Transfiguration with her would be, I thought to myself

The girls rushed out of the room as the room swirled around me and became the girls dorm… again, except, this time, there wasn't clothes strung everywhere. Instead, there were suitcases everywhere. I guess this is the last day of First Year, I contemplated.

"I think that's all," said Mary as she exited the washroom.

"You're sure?" asked Lily who was clearly anxious about leaving.

"Pretty sure," Mary replied.

"Lily, calm down!" Marls laughed.

"Yeah, you're kind of freaking out, it's not like we're never coming back, it's just three months. Plus, you're all coming to my house in the middle of break." Dorcas supplied.

"Whatever. Let's get all of this stuff downstairs, and then we can eat." The redhead said.

"Great, let's go!" Marlene yelled as she grabbed her luggage and ran down the stairs. Mary and Dorcas rolled their eyes while Lily said, "I knew that would get her moving."

"She eats almost as much as Potter and Black, and that's really saying something," Dorcas joked as the girls dragged their bags down the stairs.

"Are you girls talking about me again?" Grandpa's voice asked.

"First of all, Potter, Black, we have never talked about you. And second," Lily started.

"We don't plan on it." Mary finished.

"Oh, come on, Meadows, MacDonald, Evans, we all know you were talking about me and James." Sirius said.

"Whatever you say, Black," Dorcas said as she spun on her heels, snatched her bag, and walked out of the common room. Mary and Lily looked at each other before taking hold of their suitcases and running out of the room after her.

The memory swirled and I looked around to see that I was on the Hogwarts Express. I guess I'll never know what Dorcas' spaz was all about, and why it was so important to Lily, I deliberated until I heard murmuring coming from behind me.

"Severus, my friends don't know I'm here, they think I'm using the loo, so whatever you have to say, say it fast." Lily urged.

"I just needed to make sure that we would be seeing each other over break," Severus said.

"Of course we will, Sev," Lily reassured him. "Why would you think otherwise?"

"Well, you're always spending so much time with those girls…"

"What about your friends?" Grandmum asked.

"What about them?" Severus defended.

"Never mind," Lily said. "I have to be getting back now,"

Lily left the compartment, and rushed to the washrooms to get changed quickly.

The memory spun and I found myself on Platform Nine and Three Quarters.

"You'll write, right?" Marlene joked, but there was pure terror in her eyes.

"Definitely," Lily said.

"Absolutely," Mary agreed, while Dorcas nodded her head vigorously.

"Well, I guess this is goodbye," Marlene said dramatically.

"Always the drama queen," Mary said, but she looked close to tears. The girls hugged each other, and then went their separate ways, towards their awaiting families.

"Hey, Mum. Hey, Dad." Lily said. "Where's Tuney?"

"She's at her friend Mandy's birthday party." Lily's Mum answered. That's awful! How could Petunia not show up to see her sister? I thought angrily to myself.

"Oh, okay," Lily answered, clearly disappointed.

"But, since she won't be home for supper, guess what we're having." Her dad proposed.

"I dunno," she answered.

"Tacos!"

"Yay!" Lily said, pretending to be ecstatic. I should recommend tacos to the House Elves and see if they can make them…